Tailor&#39;s buttonhole-ruler.



PATENTED APR. 25, 1905.

S. I. CLARK.

TAILOBS BUTTONHOLB RULBR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, 1904.

Inventor.

UNTTET) STATES Patented April 25, 1905.

SlLAS l. CLARK, OF MARSHALL, MISSOURI.

TAlLORS BUT'l'ONHOLE--FIULEFI SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,974, dated April 25, 1905.

Serial No. 196,420.

l on its opposite side faces G and 7, respectively,

Be it known that l Sims I. CLM-ui a eitiwith o'raduations S, corres )ending to inches Zen of the United States, residing' at Marshall, in the county of Saline and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Tailors Buttonhole-Ruler, of which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to measuring-rulcs, and more particularly to a rule especially designed for use by tailors, dressmakers, and othersfor conveniently and accurately spacing a line of buttonholes in a coat, vest, or other g'arment.

Heretofore it has been the general practice for the cutter or designer in making' patterns for g'arments to mark or otherwise indicate on the pattern sheet or cloth the positions of the top and bottom buttonholes only, leaving' the tailor or journeyman to determine by mathematical calculations the proper spacing' for the intermediate holes.

The object of the present invention is toI obviate this difliculty and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and eflicient device of the character described by means of which the buttonholes in the garment may be quickly and correctly positioned, thereby economizing' both in time and labor.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying' drawings,and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being' understood that various chang'es in form, proportions, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing' from the principle or sacrilicing any of the advantages of this invention.

ln the accompanying' drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rule constructed in accordance with my invention, showing' the manner of marking' ofi a line of buttonholes on a vestpattern. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the opposite side of the rule.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding' parts in all the figures of the drawing's.

The rule 5, which may be formed of wood, metal, or other suitable material, is provided and fractions thereof, said graduations being' preferably arranged at the edg'e of the rule, as shown. The side face 6 of thc rule is adapted for spacing' the buttonholes in vests and trousers and has stamped or otherwise printed thereon division-lines 9, dividing' the. rule into a plurality of spaces or sections 10, preferably six in number, as illustrated, while the side face of the rule is divided Aby similar division-lines into three spaces or sections and is used for determining the proper position of the buttonholes in coats and similar garments.

The sections 10 on each side of the rule are provided with edge markings or graduations 11, and arranged opposite the g'raduations in cach section are a series of letters or similar desig'nating'marks 12, as shown. The distance between the graduations 11 of each space or section is different from the distance between the g'raduations of the remaining' spaces or sections, the related graduations on di`erent sections bearing corresponding' designating' marks or letters, so that when the arrow 13 registers with the top buttonhole and the bottom hole registers with the letter C in the sixth section, as illustrated in Fig'. 1 ot' the drawings, the graduation designated by the letter C on each of the intermediate sections will indicate the proper position for the remaining' holes, or, if the bottom hole happens to register with the letter D or any other designating' character the positions of the intermediate buttonholes will be represented by a corresponding' character or letter in the other sections.

In practice place the point of the arrow or index 13 in alinement with the mark indicating' the position of the top buttonhole on the cloth or pattern 1l. Should the bottom hole fall in section 5, there will be live buttonholes in the garment, and should it fall in the sixth section there will be a corresponding' number of holes in said garment. Suppose that the bottom hole registers with the line C in the sixth section, as illustrated inFig. 1. Then the letter C on each of the intermediate sections will indicatc the exact position of the IOO buttonhole for that particular section. In spacing and marking the buttonholes on coats thc arrow is placed opposite the first hole directly below the lapel and the marking made in the manner above described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is# 1. A scale divided into spaces of uniform length, each space having a set of graduations, the distance between any two consecutive graduation-marks of one set being different from the distance between any two consecutive graduation-marks of the remaining sets, all of said sets being arranged in alinement adjacent one edgeof the scale and provided with an equal number of graduations.

2. A scale divided into spaces of uniform length, each space having an equal number of graduations arranged parallel to one edge of the scale, the distance between any two consecutive graduation-marks of one space being different from the distance between any two consecutive graduation-marks of the remaining spaces. l y

3. A scale divided into spaces of uniform length, each space having a set of graduations arranged in alinement adjacent to one edge of the scale, the distance between the graduationmarks of each set being different from the distance between the graduation -marks of the remaining sets, the correspondingly-located graduation-marks of the several sets bearing corresponding designating characters.

A. A scale divided into spaces of uniform length one of which is provided with an index and each with a plurality of graduations constituting a set, the distance between any two consecutive graduation-marks of one set being different from the distance between any two consecutive graduation-marks of the remaining sets, all of said sets being arranged adjacent one edge of the scale and provided with an equal number of graduations.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SILAS I. CLARK. Witnesses:

T. H. HARVEY, MARTIN LYoNs. 

